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Aldermen spurning Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget working group: ‘It points to a larger problem’
Of eight aldermen Mayor Brandon Johnson initially asked to join the budget task force, four had not accepted as of Thursday ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson cracks open the door to city layoffs and service cuts
Johnson has refused to consider layoffs or unpaid furlough days. But the fiscal landscape has changed since the city forecast ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to Trump's threats to withhold federal funding: "That is how terrorists behave"
"Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation? That's terrorism. We're not ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says of Trump: ‘Not going to negotiate with a terrorist’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson made clear on Tuesday that he doesn’t intend to play nice with President Donald Trump to avert a potential withholding of more than $3 billion. “Trying to force ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson sounds alarm on Chicago city budget, but critics say he's late to the game
Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking down the financial road from City Hall, and sounding an alarm of sorts for members of the Chicago City Council. From the city's own looming budget deficit to ...